W(TF)ilfred Recap: ‘Regrets’

In three years, when the final scene of the final episode of Wilfred shows the entire cast in Purgatory, surrounded by polar bears and a man in black, we’ll have “Regrets” to blame. Assuming the show makes it that far. There’s no guarantee FX (or FXX, for that matter) will renew Wilfred for another season; last we heard, “deal issues” were being ironed out — ratings have dramatically decreased this year, which is a shame, because it’s been a pretty solid season of TV. A step back from season two, sure, but “Regrets” was a satisfying enough conclusion.

Dexter’s dad died, again; Anne finally factored into the series’ arc, rather than only occasionally mattering in individual scenes; Jenna continued to look very pretty; Drew said the word “devagification”; and Ryan and Wilfred both bonded and fought, as they’ve done so many times before, though not to this degree. “Regrets” ended with Ryan telling off his pissing sunglasses-wearing companion, in that Wilfred’s a companion that wears sunglasses and he pissed in a car, at his father’s funeral, before traveling to Bodfish, where he discovers a crumbled statue showing Wilfred, or a dog that looks a lot like Wilfred, doing his best Han Solo-frozen-in-Carbonite pose.

It was an eerie and effective final shot, one that leaves me wanting a fourth season. C’mon FX(X) — there are now twice as many channels for you to schedule the show on. I’m sure the world can do without one extra airing of Bad Teacher a week. Anyway, the obvious, season-best W(TF)ilfred goes to…

What? I thought this season was a hell of a lot better than season 2. I love this show and can’t wait for more… There better be more. And everyone seems to hate that we are never given any answers as to what Wilfred is, don’t you see that that would ruin the show? That is part of the intrigue, that keeps the show moving along, the search for the answers, but if we ever get solid answers that would be the end of the series, and I for one don’t want to see that.